HYPOCHONDRIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: hypochondria   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("hypochondrium" is a kind of...):

area; region (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve)

Holonyms ("hypochondrium" is a part of...):

abdomen; belly; stomach; venter (the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis)

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